Varieties. 



N<*w Expedition. An expedition on a 

 splendid scale for discovery, is now fitting 

 out in the United States. It is to consist 

 of a frigate of 36 guns, a store ship of 300 

 tons, two brigs, and a schooner. The first 

 object of the expedition is to examine 

 thoroughly the Pacific Ocean, to ascer- 

 tain the existence of many islands which 

 have from time to time been reported by 

 whalers and others, and if found to survey 

 them and fix their position ; subordinate 

 to this is the intention of pushing as far 

 south as possible, and of exploring the un- 

 known regions of the Antarctic Ocean. 

 The expedition will be ready to start in 

 the spring of 1837, and will occupy a pe- 

 riod of about three years. An Act has 

 passed Congress for a grant of 60,0()0/. 

 towards the outfit, and Lieutenant Wilkes, 

 of the United States navy, a scientific and 

 intelligent officer, has come to London, 

 after visiting Paris and Munich, for the 

 purpose of procuring the best instruments 

 that these three capitals can produce. 



Library at St. Pefersburgfi The im- 

 perial library at St. Petersburgh has been 

 given up to public use, and ranks as third 

 among the libraries of Europe ; it con- 

 tains 396, 155 "printed volumes, and 16,944 

 manuscripts. It is very rich in the lite- 

 rature of central Asia, and forms altogether 

 the finest collection of Oriental works in 

 the world. Besides that of St. Peters- 

 burgh, the government has formed other 

 libraries at Archangel, Wladimir, Wo- 

 logda, and eighteen other towns, some of 

 which already contain 10,000 volumes. 

 In the year 1835, 300,000 volumes in 

 foreign languages were imported into 

 Russia. The number of original works 

 which issued from the Russian press 

 amounted to 584; of translations there 

 were 124. The total amount of establish- 

 ments for instruction is 1682, 440 of which 

 have been founded since the Emperor Ni- 

 cholas ascended the throne. 



LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. 



In the press, " The French Revolution ;" a History in 3 vols. by Thomas 

 Carlyle. Vol. l, "The Bastile." Vol. 2, " The Constitution." Vol. 3, "The 

 Guillotine." 



" Poems, Original and Translated." By Charles Percy Wyatt, B.A. 



Just published, "Transactions of the Institute of British Architects." 4to. 

 Plates. 



" St. Agnes' Fountain, or the Enshrined Heart ;" an old English Legend- 

 ary, Narrative Ballad ; with other Poems. By T. W. Kelly, author of 

 " Myrtle Leaves." Published by W. H. Dalton, 28, Cockspur-street, Char- 

 ing Cross. 



In the press, " Conspectus of the Pharmacopeia Londinensis of 1836." By 

 Dr. Castle. 



" Monthly Magazine." Vol. XXII. half- bound. 



Barton and Castle's " British Flora Medica." Vol. 1, 11. Is. 



